Tropical Paradise Quick Bread Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• Combine coconut oil, eggs, and vanilla extract in a large bowl; whisk well to combine. Add flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Stir well until combined. Fold in bananas, pineapple, and coconut; stir until just blended. Pour batter evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

Steps:

• Blend the flour, sugar, vegetable oil, milk eggs, baking soda, and salt in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium until batter is smooth.
• Add mandarin oranges, pineapple, banana, coconut, vanilla and candied fruit or cherries and mix with a spoon until blended.
• Pour batter into 2 greased and floured 5x9 loaf pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool on a wire rack.

Steps:

• In a small bowl stir together yogurt, lime juice, and cayenne pepper; set aside.
• Spoon 1/4 of drained fruit into the bottom of 2 wine or parfait glasses. Add 1/4 of the banana. Spoon 1/4 cup yogurt mixture over fruit and top with 1/4 cup of granola. Repeat layers.
• Serve immediately garnished with a sprig of fresh mint.

Steps:

• In a bowl, whisk the milk, extract and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Stir in coconut and lime zest if desired. In each of two 1-1/2-cup parfait glasses or dessert dishes, layer about 1/3 cup pudding mixture, 1/4 cup pineapple, 2 tablespoons almonds, 1/3 cup pudding mixture, 1/4 cup strawberries, 2 tablespoons almonds and remaining pudding mixture., Top with whipped cream. Sprinkle with the remaining almonds. Garnish with cherries.

Steps:

• Place half of the bread cubes in a 2-cup baking dish coated with cooking spray. Combine the banana, pineapple, coconut and lemon juice; spoon over bread cubes. Top with remaining bread cubes., In a bowl, beat the egg and brown sugar. Add the cream and vanilla; mix well. Pour over bread and press down slightly. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Grease and flour two 9 1/2" x 5 1/2" loaf pans.
• Do not use a mixer with this recipe.
• Use a spoon or spatula and stir by hand.
• In medium mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; mix well.
• In large mixing bowl, combine sugar, oil, beaten eggs, and coconut extract; mix well.
• Alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk to sugar mixture and stir only until moist.
• Stir in shredded coconut.
• Pour batter into the two prepared loaf pans, place on middle rack and bake for 1 hour.